A woman was put in jail after a seemingly bizarre turn of events revealed that she may have set fire to her former doctor's office, report Oakland County officials. According to officials, deputies were sent to a Sunoco gas station on the 7700 block of M-15. An employee at the station told them a woman came into the establishment and asked to use the phone because she broke into a doctor's office down the street. When officials went to the office the 29-year-old woman mentioned, they found fire damage to some doors and carpet inside. Not long after, a man came to the office and told them his daughter, who is from Ortonville, was at his Independence Township home and was responsible for the damage. The woman -- a former patient of the doctor -- was taken into custody and is charged with breaking and entering and burning of property.

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Investigation ongoing in battery of 53-year-old woman

A woman who was expecting company Friday morning was beaten when two men forced their way into her apartment on the 50 block of Cherryhill, according to Oakland County Sheriff's deputies. The 53-year-old woman told responding officials that she opened her door to the men thinking they were someone else, when one of them pointed a gun at her and knocked her to the floor. Officials said the woman told them she was beaten while both demanded she give them her money. After one of the suspects searched the woman's apartment, both left the house before officials arrived. According to authorities, nothing appeared to be taken from the house. Deputies searched for the men when they got to the woman's home, but were unable to find the men. Emergency responders said the woman had swelling to the back of her head and refused medical treatment at the scene. Detectives reported that the investigation was ongoing.